Recruitment & Hiring
Learn more about efforts to attract school and district staff and choose the best candidate for the job
The State of Teaching, 2025 Edition
New national data on the teaching profession, vivid reporting from classrooms, and resources to help support this essential profession.
Recruitment & Retention
Ga. District Hires Virtual Teachers to Fill Persistent Staffing Gaps
One Georgia school district has hired 10 virtual teachers as a solution to a teacher shortage.
Recruitment & Retention
Opinion
U.S. Department of Education Announces TIF 5 Awards
Last week, the U.S. Department of Education announced the recipients Teacher Incentive Fund Round 5 grants which give school districts the opportunity to develop innovative solutions for recruiting and retaining highly effective educators.
Recruitment & Retention
Opinion
Obama's Legacy for Male Principals of Color
Students of color need more teachers and leaders with whom they share a cultural background, writes Winston C. Cox.
Recruitment & Retention
Teacher Diversity Gap Poses a Steep Climb
Without substantial patches to the teacher pipeline, the goal of reaching a broadly diverse teacher workforce likely won't be achieved within the next half-century, according to a new report.
Recruitment & Retention
Help Wanted: Teacher-Shortage Hot Spots
Teacher shortages have continued in a number of regions, prompting legislative and administrative action.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
The So-Called Right to Teach
There is no "right to teach," in a public institution, for compensation. None. Nobody has the right to decide--hey! I think I'd like to work with children, mold their little minds. I'm smart! I'd probably be great--with no preparation or experience whatsoever. The "right to teach" and "teacher shortage" blah-blah masks a darker truth. We're not willing to solve problems--health care, clean water, racism, rampant childhood poverty, neglected schools--with hard work and investment in our collective future.
Mathematics
STEM and Special Ed. Teachers Could Receive Thousands of Dollars to Teach
Special education and science and math are the fields with the highest demand for teachers, prompting signing bonuses of thousands of dollars.
Recruitment & Retention
More Districts Can Use Data Tool to Hire Top Teachers With Company's Acquisition
TeacherMatch, a company that claims its software program can predict how effective teacher candidates will be in the classroom, was acquired by a larger company as more school districts use data to hire effective teachers.
Teacher Preparation
When Hawaii Says It Needs Teachers, People Respond
Here's one way to curb a teacher shortage: be Hawaii. Mainland, take notes.
Law & Courts
Vergara Reversal Spotlights Ongoing Equity Concerns
While affirming the constitutionality of California's teacher job-protection laws, the state appeals court decried "deplorable" school-staffing arrangements.
Standards & Accountability
Can 'Micro-Credentialing' Salvage Teacher PD?
Advocates say the movement offers an opportunity for schools to shift away from arbitrary credit-hour requirements toward a system based on evidence of progress in specific instructional skills.
Recruitment & Retention
Boston's Revamp of Teacher Hiring Sparks Gains, Costs
The Boston school district's shift to an earlier hiring cycle has improved new-teacher quality, but it has created a larger pool of "excessed" educators, a new study concludes.
Equity & Diversity
Black Male Teachers a Dwindling Demographic
African-American men like Chrissell Rhone make up just 2 percent of U.S. teachers and, for many of them, school can be a lonely place.
Recruitment & Retention
Teacher Shortages Put Pressure on Governors, Legislators
States hungry for teachers weigh a menu of policies aimed at recruiting and retaining educators, among them pay raises, revamped evaluation systems, and bonuses.